Collapsible step display stand



Feb. 5, 1952 Filed Nov. 2, 1949 c. A. DECKER ETAL 2,584,849

COLLAPSIBLE STEP DISPLAY STAND 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 Feb. 5, 1952 c. A.DECKER ETAL 2,584,849

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COLLAPSIBLES STEP DISPLAY STAND Charles A. DeckerandPeter S. Scaturro,Jersey;

City, N. J., vassignors to Arvey Corporation,

Chicago, 11].,

a corporation of Illinois 2 Claims.

This invention relates to step display stands and is more particularlyconcerned withthe provision of a step display stand formed from sheetmaterial, such as cardboard, and adapted for use in displaying andadvertising merchandise upon a store counter or the like.

The present invention contemplates the provision of a display standformed with a step display section adapted to be mounted in uprightposition by means of an easel section, the display section andeaselsection being movable from a collapsed position, to a distendedposition. by merely pressing downwardly upon the step portion of thedisplay section.

This invention further contemplates the provision of a display stand inwhich the easel is formed with one or more wing portions adapted to bemoved from a flat condition against the display section to a distendedposition in a plane normal to the display section by means of armportions provided on the easel section.

This invention further contemplates the pro vision of a display standwhich may be inexpensively fabricated from two sheets of cardboard cutand scored to provide a step display section and a wing easel section,the two sections being I secured together by means of staples oradhesive to-provide a display stand which may readily be mounted in itsset-up distended position.

This invention embodies otherv novel features, details of constructionand arrangement of parts which are hereinafter set forth in thespecification and claims, and illustrated in-the accompanying drawings,wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view illustrating a step display standembodying features of this invention.-

Fig. 2 is a rearelevational view of same. Fig. 3 is a side elevationalview illustrating the display stand inits collapsed condition.

Fig. 4 is a rear elevational view of same. Fig.5 is atop plan viewillustrating: themanner iniwhich a sheet of. cardboardis-cutand scored.

to form the ease] section.

Fig. 6 is a plan view illustrating. the manner in,:which a sheet ofcardboard iscut .and scored to form. the display section.

Fig. 7 is a side elevational .view illustrating a modified form ofdisplay stand.

Flea-=8 isa rear: elevational ViGWOfZSEIIlBZt;

2 Fig. ,9 is a side elevational view illustrating another modified formof this invention.

Fig. 10 is a rear elevational view of same. Referring now to thedrawings for a better understanding of this invention, and moreparticularly to Figs. 1 to 6 therein, the step display stand is shown ascomprising a display section 6 and an easel section 5. The displaysection 6 is preferably formed from sheet material, such as cardboard,and cut and scored to form a display panel 1, a step 8, and a riser 9.The step 8 is hingedly connected to the display panel 7 along the hingeline H, and the riser 9 is pivotally connected to the step 3 along thescore line 12.

The easel section 5 is preferably formed from sheet material, such ascardboard, cut and scored to provide a body 13 and wing sections I4l4,'

the Wing sections being pivotally connected to the body along the scorelines Iii-l6. section H is hingedly connected to the body 93 along thescore line it. A vertical section 19 is hingedly connected to the basesection l1 along the score line 2i. A wing actuating section 22 ishingedly connected to the vertical section 19 along the score line '23,the wing actuating sec tion 22 being provided on its free end with apair of arms id-4t which are preferably rounded on their inner opposingsurfaces at 26-26.

The body it of the easel section 5 is secured to the back surface of thedisplay panel I by means of adhesive or staples, and the verticalsection it of the easel section 5 is secured to the back surface of theriser 9 by means of adhesive or staples. distance between the arms 24-24is equal to the width of the body i3.

The stepdisplay stand shown and described of a store by merely holdingthe stand in an upright position and then pressing downwardly uponthe-display panel 3 and-step portion 8. It will.

be noted thatdownward movement of the display 1 panel i causes the step3 to pivot outwardly and the wing actuating section 22 to pivotinwardly. During inward pivotal movement of the wing actuating. section22, the arms r l-4A act to pivot the easel wings, l4-l i rearwardly totheir set-up condition, as illustratedin Figs. 1 and'2. It will A baseAs illustrated in the drawings, thefurther be noted that the arms 24-24serve to maintain the wings l4-l4 in their set-up condition in a planenormal to the display panel I.

The display stand is adapted to be returned to its collapsed conditionby merely raising the display panel 1 relative to the lower edge of theriser 9.

When the step display stand is arranged in its set-up condition asillustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, it will be noted that the free edge 21 ofthe wing actuating section 22 is disposed to engage and support thelower end of the display panel I and the inner end of the step 6. Thisis an important feature of the present invention as displays of thistype are often employed to support relatively heavy objects upon thestep 8. By bracing the inner end of the step 8, the display is adaptedto support articles weighing several pounds without distorting ordamaging the display stand. In other types of step display stands whichare not provided with a reinforcing member such as the wing actuator 22,the display has a tendency to collapse in a forward direction whensubjected to the weight of relatively heavy articles upon the step 8. Inother words, the display panel I and riser 9 have a tendency to inclineforwardly, causing the step 8 and base I! to move toward a common planewith the display panel.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 7 and 8 in the drawings, amodified form of step display stand is shown as comprising a panelsection 3| and an easel section 32. The panel section comprises a sheetof cardboard cut and scored to form a display panel 33 hingedlyconnected at 34 to a step 36. A riser 31 is hingedly connected to thestep at 38, and a bottom flap 39 is hingedly connected to the riser 31at 4|.

The easel section 32 is also preferably formed from sheet material, suchas cardboard, and is blanked and scored to provide a body 42 havingwings 43-43 hingedly connected to its opposite side edges. A base 44 ishingedly connected at 46 to the lower edge of the body 42 and is alsohingedly connected at 46 to a wing actuating section 41. A pair of arms48-48 are formed on the free end of the wing actuating section 41 andare preferably spaced apart a distance equal to the width of the body42. The body 42 is secured to the display panel 33 by means of staplesor adhesive, and the base section 44 of the easel is secured to the endflap 39 of the display section by means of staples 49, and/or adhesive.

The step display stand illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8 is adapted to foldfrom a collapsed condition to a set-up condition by merely mounting thestand in a vertical upright position upon a counter and then applyingdownward pressure to the display panel 33 and the step 36. As the step36 and base 44 move from a vertical plane to a horizontal plane, thearms 48 on the wing actuating section 41 act to pivot the wings 4343rearwardly and toward each other to a plane substantially normal to thedisplay panel 33. When the display stand is in its set-up condition, itwill be noted that the free edge 5! on the wing actuating section 41 isdisposed in engagement against the lower edge of the display panel 33and the inner edge of the step 36. The wing actuating section 41 thusacts as a reinforcing member to prevent collapse of the stand whenrelatively heavy objects are placed upon the step 36.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 9 and 10 in the drawings, thestep display stand is shown as comprising a display section 52 and aneasel section 53. The display section 52 is preferably formed from sheetmaterial, such as cardboard, and blanked and scored to provide a displaypanel 54, a step 56 hinged at 51 to the panel 54, a riser 58 hinged at56 to the step 56 and a bottom flap 6| hinged at 62 to the riser 58.

The easel section 53 is also preferably formed from sheet material, suchas cardboard, and blanked and scored to provide a body 63 having a wing64 hinged to one side edge thereof. A base 66 is hinged at 61 to thelower end of the body 63, and a wing actuating section 68 is hinged at69 to the base 66. The free end of the wing actuating section 68 isformed with an arm H. The free edge 12 of the wing actuating section 68is adapted to engage under the lower edge of the display panel 54 andthe inner edge of the step 56 when the display stand is in its set-upcondition, illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10. The body 63 is stapled oradhesively united to the display panel 54 and the base 66 is secured tothe flap 6! by means of staples 13 and/or adhesive.

The form of the invention illustrated in Figs, 9 and 10 is adapted to beshipped or stored in a flat collapsed condition and is set up in itsdistended condition by first mounting the stand in an unright positionupon a counter and then pressing downwardly upon the display panel 54and the step 56. During movement of the parts of the display stand fromtheir collapsed condition to their distended condition, the arm 1| actsto pivot the wing 64 rearwardly to a plane substantially normal to theplane of the display panel 54.

While this invention has been shown in sev-' eral forms, it is obviousto those skilled in the art that it is not so limited but is susceptibleof various changes and modifications without departing from the spiritand scope of the claimed invention.

We claim as our invention: a 1. In a collapsible step display standformed from flexible sheet material such as cardboard cut and scored toprovide a display section and jan easel section, said display sectioncomprising 'a wing hinged to a side edge of and projecting rearwardlyfrom said body, a base hinged to and projecting forward from the loweredge of said body to maintain said riser in spaced relation to saidbody, a.wing actuating section sloping up-' ,wardly and rearwardly fromthe forwardly projecting edge of said base and into engagement with theinner end of said step and the front side of said body to coact withsaid riser in supporting said step in a predetermined plane, and an armformed on the rearward end of said wing actuating section to preventpivotal movement of said wing toward its collapsed position.

2. In a collapsible step display stand formed from flexible sheetmaterial such as cardboard cut and scored to provide a display sectionand and easel section, said display section comprising a display panel,a step hinged to and projectingforward from the lower edge of saiddisplay panel, a riser hinged to and projecting down-- wardly from thefront edge of said step, a flap hinged to and projecting rearwardly fromthe lower edge of said riser, said easel section com-- prising a bodysecured to the back side of said display panel, a wing hinged to andprojecting I5 rearwardly from a side edge of said body, a basev hingedto and projecting forwardly from the lower edge of said body, said basebeing secured to said flap to maintain said riser in spaced relation tosaid body, a wing actuating section hinged to and sloping upwardly and.rearwardly from the forward edge of said base and into engagement underthe inner end of said step and the front side of said body, and an armformed on the rearward end of said wing actuating section to preventpivotal movement of said wing toward its collapsed position.

CHARLES A. DECKER.

PETER S. SCATURRO.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

Number UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Einson Sept. 25, 1928 Lindsey May26, 1931 McCausland Dec. 3, 1931 Mancuso Dec. 27, 1938 Horr Mar. 31,1942

